Fort Hill Plantation

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William Hiott is the Executive Director & Chief Curator for Fort Hill Plantation. He guides us through the history of Fort Hill and its famous residents, John C. Calhoun and Thomas Green Clemson. Hiott also shares the unique history of the Calhoun and Clemson women who were the family owners of the historic home. With each find from archeological digs, the untold experiences of the enslaved Africans who lived and worked at Fort Hill Plantation are also being revealed.

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See The Stripes [Clemson University]: A Poem by A.D. Carson

I attend Clemson University, which was founded on on lands donated by Thomas Green Clemson to the state of South Carolina. The land was previously the Fort Hill Plantation, and the main residence is open seven days a week, honoring Clemson's willed wish that it “shall always be open for the inspection of visitors.” Of course, I did not know there would be a plantation house operating as a museum at the university when I'd accepted the offer to attend, but more troubling, I thought, was the way history is told through communications published by and created for the university, and the strange relationship between those versions of history and the dedication to the athletics programs, particularly football, and the university's Solid Orange campaign. It seemed only logical to help create a better representation of those stories untold, from a historical perspective, and of the students who don't feel that Solid Orange properly represents the diversity that exists presently at Clemson with a program to help Clemson, the surrounding communities and the world See The Stripes.
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Musical score by Preme | Poetry filmed by Craig Goodman.
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The site of “the most exciting 25 seconds in college football”
was made possible by profits from the most shameful centuries in America’s history,
but come to the campus of Clemson University,
and you’d hardly be able to tell it from looking around.

Solid Orange, you’ll see.

The grounds are perfectly manicured—alluring—
and monuments to the greatness that creates such institutions
stand as reminders from whence we came,
and since we gain so much from what we see,
we smile,
proud of the great tradition of which we have the benefit of saying we are now a part.

Solid Orange, we are.

And it’s easy to buy in—
it starts with “The Song that Shakes the Southland”
and a sea of solid orange—‘Tiger Rags’ that kind of grab you and say,

“You are now a member of this family!
You are now a Clemson Tiger.
Wear your orange proudly.”

but
it’s a pretty well known fact that tigers have stripes,
and almost as well known is the reason they do,
yet, Clemson University—home of the Tigers—
doesn’t do much acknowledging of
those dark marks it knows to be so integral a part
of its existence.

“Solid Orange,” we say…

at this university that was once a plantation,
slavery being “a positive good” according to Master Calhoun,
whose house sits, still,
on a plot atop a hill
overlooking the football field
—open seven days a week,
and I can even enter through the front door.

What I cannot do, however, is depend on the tour guide to give me the whole history
of the foundations of my university, because—
for some reason or another—
it’s uncomfortable for some people to talk about
slave owners, supremacists and segregationists on those terms,

or

it’s unknown to the individual responsible
for the dissemination of that information
about this place,
but

twenty score
and many more years ago
our forefathers brought forth on this continent
our forefathers and our foremothers
and exploited them for hundreds of years,
which led to our being
conceived in captivity
and “dedicated to the proposition”
that history is a matter
of telling the story that makes us look best.

“Solid Orange,” I think,

and that forces me to confront my active participation in
not only the crime, but the cover-up—
the whitewashing, with orange, of the dark parts of a
history meant to be instructional, lest we repeat it,

and
I repeatedly walk past the
Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs
and wonder, “Was it there that our ancestors were whipped?”
Because it happened.

Slavery was big business,
and
being black meant
you made profits to keep your master in the black,
and
if the master went into the red,
he’d see red and you’d be likely to wear
red stripes across your back—

fact.

And if that
is an uncomfortable truth for the institution, so be it.
These are the stripes we bear,

so see them.

Slavery, sharecropping and convict labor
paved the streets and sidewalks of this “high seminary of learning,”
and earning a degree from here tethers me to the legacy of that
and John C. Calhoun, Strom Thurmond, Thomas Green Clemson and
“Pitchfork” Ben Tillman, who,
with his henchmen, killed black members of a militia,
never to be convicted, but elected to public office—Governor—
to have statues and buildings erected in his honor, eventually.

The one on this beautiful campus houses the Calhoun Honors College
and the School of Education.

So be it, if it’s uncomfortable to bear those stripes...

Clemson: Behind Closed Doors

Credits

Filmography: Eliza Harris, Erin Sikaitis, Lillian Zmarzly

Voice Over: Eliza Harris, Erin Sikaitis, Lillian Zmarzly

Editing: Lillian Zmarzly

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Archaeological Field School at Fort Hill

Clemson University facilitated the second year of the Archeology Field School at Fort Hill with a team of students under the direction of faculty member David Marcus. The goal of the project was to locate past outbuildings beyond a reconstructed kitchen. The search is for the spin house / weave room, laundry, smoke house and eventually the domestic residence for an African-American cook as the long range goal. The students hit the foundation footings and uncovered a number of artifacts.

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Beaufort, Port Royal & the Sea Islands South Carolina

Welcome to our Destination - a place known for its sweeping waterway views surrounded by live oak trees covered in Spanish moss, shrimp boats resting comfortably on their docks, unforgettable sunsets, beautiful antebellum homes and more than 300 years of unique history. It all comes together in this incredible two-minute video, showcasing why this destination is truly amazing and a must-see for yourself. The video doesn't even begin to capture all there is to see and do in this vacation hot-spot - for information including lodging, dining, shopping, tours, attractions, Marine Corps graduations and more, visit BeaufortSC.org

Historic Theaters in SC

Host Beryl Dakers takes us on a tour of some historic theaters in South Carolina. Next, we visit the historic Hanover House in Berkeley County and finally we tour the South Carolina Governor's mansion to see all the holiday decorations. #SCETV

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Downtown Charleston

Some Charleston homes date back to the 1600s when Native Americans inhabited the area. Given its proximity to the water, it was often a desirable area to many settlers from countries like Spain, France and England. Plus, given the port-like nature of the area, it served as the landing area and home to many different ethnic and religious groups. Many denominations, such as Protestants, Roman Catholics and Jews, called Charleston home, and still do. As the United States grew, Africans, both as servants and slaves, arrived to the area and into the eclectic mix of people to be found here. And after the state's succession during the Civil War, Charleston became a key strategy point given its naval abilities. Today, the city continues to honor its past while still looking ahead to the future.

Coach Boom Island, A look at Will Muschamp's new South Carolina home

New University of South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp is putting down roots at Lake Murray. The 44-year-old Muschamp has purchased a 9,417-square-foot executive home on a Lake Murray island, connected to the mainland by a short causeway. The home has five bedrooms, five full baths and two half baths, according to listings. It features cathedral ceilings and a soaring foyer with two staircases leading to the second floor. Bonus rooms include a library, media room, office and Florida room.

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Thomas Green Clemson

Thomas Green Clemson was born in Philadelphia in 1807. In 1838 he married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter of South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. Clemson served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium and later Superintendent of Agricultural Affairs in Washington. After the Civil War, Clemson saw farming as a crucial part of rebuilding the South. Throughout his final years he outlined plans for the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. Included in the program are interviews with Ann R. Russell; Dr. Jerome Jerry Reel; Will Hiott; and Dr. James Barker.

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Short Documentary: Hunt Cabin at Clemson University

Produced by Jason Barrett and Brandi Elvington for Clemson University's History and Uses of Tourism class.

South Carolina

South Carolina /ˌsaʊθ kærəˈlaɪnə/ is a state in the Southeastern United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina; to the south and west by Georgia, located across the Savannah River; and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina became a slave society after rice and indigo became established as commodity crops, and from 1708, a majority of the population were slaves, many born in Africa. It was the first of the 13 colonies that declared independence from the British Crown during the American Revolution.
South Carolina was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, and the 8th state to ratify the US Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina later became the first state to vote to secede from the Union which it did on December 20, 1860. It was readmitted to the United States on June 25, 1868.


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Hunting Hogs

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Making It Grow - The Jamestown Foundation

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Making It Grow - South Carolina Native Plants

Durant Ashmore of Durant Ashmore Landscape Nursery in Fountain Inn, SC shares some of his South Carolina Native Plants with Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty.

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South Carolina ( (listen)) is a state in the Southeastern United States and the easternmost of the Deep South. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River.
South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina became the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on June 25, 1868.
South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state. Its GDP as of 2013 was $183.6 billion, with an annual growth rate of 3.13%. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a 2016 population of 134,309; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2016 population of 134,385. The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan area is the largest in the state, with a 2016 population estimate of 884,975.
South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for Charles.South Carolina is known for its 187 miles of coastline, beautiful lush gardens, historic sites and Southern plantations, colonial, African and European cultures, and its growing economic development.

Randolph Cemetery, Columbia, SC

Photo tour of the historic Randolph Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina.